Heartland Potato Chips
Address: 23 Sheffield St Washdyke Timaru 7910, New Zealand
Phone: 03 688 7510
Website: www.heartlandchips.co.nz
Email: Contact Form

Heartland Potato Chips

From the Heartland Website:
Part of the reason for beginning Heartland Potato Chips was to re-ignite a proud heritage in our region for making quality potato chips.
Fallgate Farms is the home of Heartland Potato Chips and is located in the heart of New Zealand's South Island - South Canterbury. It was named over 80 years ago when a previous landowner discovered many farm gates on the property hanging off their hinges - hence Fall-Gate.
Bought by its present owners, Raymond and Adrienne Bowan, the farm has been home to their family, of three children for 35 years. Now the next generation is also living on Fallgate. Raymond and Adrienne saw the potential in Fallgate Farms from the start. The soil is naturally perfect for growing potatoes - free draining, little to no stone and land which can be irrigated.
Potato planting begins in late August through to early November. With over 40 years of experience Raymond has trialled numerous varieties of potatoes and has found that out of the many varieties available there is only about five types that produce the perfect colour and crunch required to become a Heartland potato chip.
The factory is state-of-the-art, with the latest machinery to ensure that we maintain maximum quality in their end product.
Some days it can be as little as 12 hours for a potato to be dug on the farm in Orari until it is packaged in the factory at Washdyke - how's that for freshness.